Gold Roger

Gol D. Roger

Gol D. Roger (ゴール・D・ロジャー, Gōru Dī Rojā), after gaining worldwide infamy as captain of the Roger Pirates, becomes better known as Gold Roger (ゴールド・ロジャー, Gōrudo Rojā), the King of the Pirates (海賊王, Kaizoku-Ō; lit. "Pirate King"). Suffering from a terminal disease, he takes his crew on a complete voyage through the Grand Line before disbanding it and turning himself in to the World Government, which claims to have captured him, while secretly entrusting his son, Ace, to Monkey D. Garp. At his execution, before Rouge gives birth to Ace, and 22 years before the formation of the Straw Hat Crew, Roger inspires the "Great Pirate Era" by announcing that his treasure, the "One Piece", is up for the taking, though they will have to find it first. It is said after Roger's death that only Whitebeard could match him in a fight and that he had the ability to hear "the voice of all things", which allowed him and his crew to learn the secret history of the world. He was also the original owner of Luffy's Straw Hat which fell into the possession of Shanks after his captain's death, with Shanks eventually passing it on to Luffy. Gol D. Roger has the highest known bounty in the series, with 5,564,800,000. Roger was a highly capable swordsman, skilled in advanced use of all three types of Haki.